When it’s dark outside and you want somewhere to hole up for a couple of hours, interrupted only by a waiter relighting your candle, The Abingdon in Kensington is the place for you. The menu is straight-up comfort food: deeply satisfying artichoke soup with a slice of fluffy focaccia for dipping, and tender, lip-puckeringly tangy buffalo fried chicken thighs. The British restaurant and pub feels like the perfect mix between your friend's living room and your local, and after sharing a hearty, creamy fish pie in their deep red booths, the pillow-laden sofas are the place to be. Grab a seat and order the sticky toffee pudding to finish. It’s been on their menu for more than 25 years for good reason: the soft dome of airy cake arrives in a shallow pool of dark, caramel-y sauce and makes for the kind of dessert that—much like The Abingdon in general—is as comforting as a day spent in bed.